“So, that’s why we came here today to ask you to also look into the policies that religious charitable organizations have in our legislation so that it can also be changed because maternal love is the love that’s going to change the future of mankind—”

When the lady said “mankind,” Trudeau interrupted her and said she should use the word “peoplekind” instead. He quipped:

“We like to say ‘peoplekind,’ not necessarily ‘mankind,’ because it’s more inclusive.”‘

You can watch the awkward exchange (below):

When the clip went viral, Twitter users SLAMMED the politician for mansplaining the young woman, and for his “stupid” word suggestion.

The big thing about Trudeau’s #peoplekind comment is that it’s not a word. It’s not in any dictionary. The man is so painfully politically correct he literally invented a new word just to chew out some woman. But I guess it was also her fault for asking him a question.
— J.J. McCullough (@JJ_McCullough) February 6, 2018

Always reluctant to call a Canadian Prime Minister stupid. Will just say #Trudeau’s insistence that Cdns use the term #peoplekind is daft.
— Charles Adler (@charlesadler) February 6, 2018